FTE vs Pro rata, plz help I'm confused 1 June 2022 at 7:33PM in Employment, jobseeking & training 2 replies 358 views

phoenix76x

Hi, I was under the impression that Pro rata was the equivalent of what you would earn if you was doing the job full time for 40 hours per week. If this is the case then what is FTE?

My wife has been looking at a job with the following description under pay 
£21,579 FTE (£15,837.80 pro rata per annum)  - 29.6 hours per week 40 weeks per year.

Any clarity on what this means and what she will actually get paid would be great.

Thanks in advance

74jax

phoenix76x said:

Hi, I was under the impression that Pro rata was the equivalent of what you would earn if you was doing the job full time for 40 hours per week. If this is the case then what is FTE?

My wife has been looking at a job with the following description under pay 
£21,579 FTE (£15,837.80 pro rata per annum)  - 29.6 hours per week 40 weeks per year.

Any clarity on what this means and what she will actually get paid would be great.

Thanks in advance

For 29.6 hours a week she will earn £15837.80 a year.  She will not work 12 weeks.  If its in a school this will be in equal instalments over 12 months. 

Sandtree

FTE = Full Time Equivalent/Employee - exact acronym  varies depending on source but the concept is the same either way.

So the FTE rate is what she would earn if she was working full time (whatever the company defines that as... 40 hours, 37.5 etc) and pro-rata is what she will earn based on the hours she will actually earn based on the hours of the contract.